The Official #13 Tennessee vs. UNC Greensboro Game Thread, 4:30 PM ET, SEC Network

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#13 Tennessee Volunteers: 6-2 (0-0 SEC)

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UNC Greensboro Spartans: 7-2 (0-0 Southern)

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GAME 9 | TENNESSEE vs. UNC GREENSBORO - Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021 | 4:31 p.m. ET | Thompson-Boling Arena (21,678)

Line: UT -21
O/U: 128.5

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UNC-G Game Notes


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THE SERIES

• Tennessee won both of its previous meetings with UNC Greensboro. The Vols scored 92 points in each game (1998 and 2011), which both took place at Thompson-Boling Arena.
• Tennessee's margin of victory in this brief, two-game series is 30.5 points.
• The Vols own a 96-17 all-time record against current members of the Southern Conference.
• North Carolina native Rick Barnes has faced UNC Greensboro only once during his 35-year head coaching career. In just his second game as a head coach, Barnes guided his 1987-88 George Mason squad to a 107-79 home win over the Spartans on Dec. 3, 1987. He has since coached 1,120 more games leading into this matchup.
• Barnes owns a 22-1 career head coaching record against current members of the Southern Conference.
 
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LAYUP LINES - TEAM

• Tennessee leads the nation in defensive efficiency, according to KenPom. The Vols are allowing only 87.2 points per 100 possessions.
• The Vols are leading the SEC in both assists per game (17.8 apg) and assist/turnover ratio (1.58).
• 46 percent of Tennessee's points this season have been scored by first-year Vols (282 of 613).
• The Vols are attempting 8.1 more 3-pointers per game than they did last season (28.0 per game compared to 19.9). In wins, UT is shooting .395 from long range. In losses, that average drops to .164.
• Tennessee owns a +28.3 scoring margin at home this season (87.5 ppg to 59.2 ppg). The Vols have yet to score less than 80 points at Thompson-Boling Arena this year.
 
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LAYUP LINES - PLAYERS

• After missing three games with a left-hand injury, Josiah-Jordan James has averaged 6.0 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 2.0 blocks off the bench over UT's last two games.
• Sophomore guard Justin Powell is shooting .786 from 3-point range at home this season (11-of-14).
• Saturday will be John Fulkerson's 140th career game as a Vol. He ranks second on Tennessee's all-time games played list and is on the verge of passing school-record-holder Wayne Chism (142, 2006-10).
• Santiago Vescovi made 18 total 2-point field goals in 27 games last season. He already has made 17 2-point field goals through eight games this year—many of them layups.
 
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ABOUT UNC GREENSBORO

• UNC Greensboro enters Saturday's contest against Tennessee coming off of an 11-day break between games. The Spartans last played on Nov. 30—a 74-61 win over Elon.
• The Spartans are in their first season under the direction of head coach Mike Jones. Jones came to UNCG following a 10-year stint at Radford and has also been a member of coaching staffs at VCU (2009-11), Georgia (2003-09) and West Virginia (2002-03). He replaces Wes Miller, who took the head coaching job at Cincinnati in April after 10 years as the head coach at UNCG.
• Saturday's game is UNC Greensboro's first and only game of the season against a major conference opponent. The Spartans last played a high major team in the 2021 NCAA Tournament, falling to No. 4 seed Florida State in the first round, 64-54.
• Over the course of the past five seasons, UNC Greensboro is the SoCon's winningest program with 132 total wins since the start of the 2016-17 season. Entering the 2021-22 season, UNCG has won at least 20 games in five straight seasons.
• A transfer from Cal State-Bakersfield, graduate guard De'Monte Buckingham leads the Spartans in scoring (13.3 ppg) and rebounding (8.3 rpg). Buckingham has scored in double figures six times this season and 65 times during his career. He has also scored 20 or more points three times this season and 12 times in his career.
• In five homes games this season, UNC Greensboro is allowing 54.8 points per game. In four games away from home, the Spartans are allowing 73.8 points per contest.
• UNCG was picked sixth in the SoCon Preseason Coaches Poll.
 
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YankeeVol said:
THE SERIES

• Tennessee won both of its previous meetings with UNC Greensboro. The Vols scored 92 points in each game (1998 and 2011), which both took place at Thompson-Boling Arena.
• Tennessee's margin of victory in this brief, two-game series is 30.5 points.
• The Vols own a 96-17 all-time record against current members of the Southern Conference.
• North Carolina native Rick Barnes has faced UNC Greensboro only once during his 35-year head coaching career. In just his second game as a head coach, Barnes guided his 1987-88 George Mason squad to a 107-79 home win over the Spartans on Dec. 3, 1987. He has since coached 1,120 more games leading into this matchup.
• Barnes owns a 22-1 career head coaching record against current members of the Southern Conference.
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What is Barnes's career record against all schools from North Carolina?????????????
 
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Mean face girl is here.
 

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Thunder Good-Oil said:
Tiny crowd. West Knox had a typhoon pass through 30 minutes ago. Power has been out all over Knoxville today.
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We got them around 3 am here in Mt. Juliet. Was scary as hell for about 10 minutes. Houses on my street are wrecked, including mine, but fortunately no serious injuries.
 
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